Bow and Arrow:


When firing a bow and arrow the arrow moves in a parabolic path. The path that we are examining is a perfect parabola which gives our arrow a special quality, the magnitude of its initial and final velocities are equivalent. To calculate momentum find the product of the final velocity and the mass. These calculations are seen below.The basic equation describing momentum can be found at physicsclassroom.com.


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